Headwear with receiving part for portable audio device

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a headwear with a receiving part for a portable audio device, and more particularly, to a headwear with a receiving part for portable audio devices which is capable of receiving a portable audio device and an earphone to facilitate listening to music. 
     The headwear with receiving part for portable audio device according to the present invention includes a crown part which is a body of the headwear; a visor part attached to lower front part of the crown part; and a size adjustment part attached to a lower rear part of the crown part, wherein a portable audio device receiving part for receiving a portable audio device is provided at a side surface of the crown part and an earphone holder for holding an earphone cord of the portable audio device is placed at an inside of the size adjustment part.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

The present invention relates to a headwear with a receiving part for aportable audio device, and more particularly, to a headwear with areceiving part for a portable audio device which is capable of receivinga portable audio device and an earphone to facilitate listening tomusic.

2. Description of the Related Art

In recent, many people purchase portable audio devices such as MP3players to listen to various sound outputs including music.Particularly, the listening to musing through the MP3 players has beenalready popularized and, according to this trend, portable audio deviceshaving various shapes, designs and functions are manufactured to satisfycustomers.

However, the users carrying the MP3 player and listening to music haveinsufficient space for carrying the MP3 player and the earphone cord ofan earphone causes inconvenience in user's activity. Therefore, there isa need for an improvement.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, it is an aspect of the present invention to provide aheadwear which allows a user to carry conveniently a portable audiodevice.

It is another aspect of the present invention to provide a headwearwhich allows a user to arrange an earphone cord connected with aportable audio device so as to be convenient for user's activity.

The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present invention can beachieved by providing a headwear with receiving part for portable audiodevice which includes a crown part which is a body of the headwear; avisor part attached to lower front part of the crown part; and a sizeadjustment part attached to a lower rear part of the crown part, whereina portable audio device receiving part for receiving a portable audiodevice is provided at a side surface of the crown part and an earphoneholder for holding an earphone cord of the portable audio device isplaced at an inside of the size adjustment part.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and/or other aspects and advantages of the prevent inventionwill become apparent and more readily appreciated from the followingdescription of the exemplary embodiments, taken in conjunction with theaccompany drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view illustrating a headwear according toan embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view illustrating the headwear according toan embodiment of the present invention, in which some part of a sizeadjustment part is unfolded;

FIG. 3 is a lower view illustrating the headwear according to anembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view illustrating a headwear according toanother embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view illustrating the headwear according toanother embodiment of the present invention, in which some part of asize adjustment part is unfolded; and

FIG. 6 is a lower view illustrating the headwear according to anotherembodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATIVE, NON-LIMITING EMBODIMENTS OFTHE INVENTION

Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the presentinvention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elementsthroughout. The embodiments are described below so as to explain thepresent invention by referring to the figures.

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view illustrating a headwear according toan embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a rear perspectiveview illustrating the headwear according to an embodiment of the presentinvention, in which some part of a size adjustment part is unfolded; andFIG. 3 is a lower view illustrating the headwear according to anembodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, aheadwear with a receiving part for a portable audio device according toan embodiment of the present invention includes a crown part 1 which isa body of the headwear, a visor part 2 attached to lower front part ofthe crown part 1, a head band part 13 attached to lower inner peripheralpart of the crown part 1 and a size adjustment part 4 attached to alower rear part of the crown part 1. A pouch type portable audio devicereceiving part 3 for receiving a portable audio device 7 is provided ata side surface of the crown part 1. The size adjustment part 4 has anouter Velcro fastener 12 a and an inner Velcro fastener 12 b. Anearphone holder 10 for receiving an earphone cord connected with theportable audio device is placed at an inside of the outer Velcrofastener 12 a. The portable audio device receiving part 3 has a shape ofthe pouch having a size capable of receiving the portable audio device7. An inlet 8 for inserting the portable audio device 7 into theportable audio device receiving part 3 therethrough is provided at afront surface of the portable audio device receiving part 3 and anoutlet 9 for connecting an earphone plug 5 with the portable audiodevice 7 therethrough is provided at a rear surface of the portableaudio device receiving part 3. The inlet 8 and outlet 9 of the receivingpart 3 have such sizes that the portable audio device does not easilyget out of the audio device receiving part 3. The portable audio devicereceiving part 3 is made of flexible of non-flexible woven or knitfabric. A printing 5 of a control part of the portable audio device 3 isprovided at an outside of the portable audio device receiving part 3 andan electromagnetic shielding fabric 14 is additionally attached to aninside of the crown part 1 corresponding to the position where theportable audio device receiving part 3 is placed. A user may insert theportable audio device 7 such as an MP3 player into the portable audiodevice receiving part 3 of the headwear according to the presentinvention through the inlet 8 of the portable audio device receivingpart 3. A jack of the portable audio device 7 for connecting theportable audio device 7 with the earphone cord gets out of the outlet ofthe portable audio device receiving part 3. After that, the earphoneplug 5 is inserted into the jack. The earphone cord 6 is wound onto theearphone holder 10 placed within the outer Velcro fastener after thefolded outer Velcro fastener of the size adjustment part 4 is unfolded.The earphone holder 10 is made of soft or hard material and has twohook-shaped portions at both sides thereof, which are curved towardoutside respectively so as to wind the earphone cord 6 thereon.Therefore, the earphone cord 6 is wound several times onto the earphoneholder 10 and then the Velcro fastener is folded to attach a Velcro tape16 placed at an outside of the earphone holder 10 and a Velcro tape 11placed at an outside of the size adjustment part 4 to each other. Afterthat, both ends of the earphone are inserted into ears of the user. Asthe result, the user can listen conveniently to music in normal time.Also, proper arrangement removes inconvenience in user's activity due tothe earphone cord and the electromagnetic shielding fabric prevents theuser from being influenced by electromagnetic wave generatable from theportable audio device.

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view illustrating a headwear according toanother embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a rearperspective view illustrating the headwear according to anotherembodiment of the present invention, in which some part of a sizeadjustment part is unfolded; and FIG. 6 is a lower view illustrating theheadwear according to another embodiment of the present invention. Asshown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, a headwear with a receiving part for aportable audio device according to another embodiment of the presentinvention includes, like the aforementioned embodiment, a crown part 17which is a body of the headwear, a visor part 18 attached to lower frontpart of the crown part 17, a head band part 33 attached to lower innerperipheral part of the crown part 17 and a size adjustment part 20attached to a lower rear part of the crown part 17. A pouch typeportable audio device receiving part 19 for receiving a portable audiodevice 22 is provided at a side surface of the crown part 17. The sizeadjustment part 20 has an outer Velcro fastener 30 a and an inner Velcrofastener 30 b. An earphone receiving part 27 for receiving an earphonecord 25 connected with the portable audio device 22 is placed at aninside of the outer Velcro fastener 30 a. The portable audio devicereceiving part 19 has a pocket for receiving the portable 22 and atightening band 23 for fixing the portable audio device 22 to prevent itfrom getting out of the pocket, and the pocket is provided thereon witha Velcro tape 26 to attach an end portion of the tightening band 23 andpocket to each other. The portable audio device receiving part 19 has aninlet opened in a rounded circular shape and thus some part of theportable audio device 22 can be seen from the outside after the portableaudio device 22 is inserted into the pocket. An earphone plug 24 isinserted into an earphone jack placed at an upper end portion of theportable audio device 22 and the earphone cord 25 is wound onto anearphone earphone holder 27 placed within the outer Velcro fastener 30 aof the size adjustment part 20. The earphone holder 27 is made of softor hard material and has two hook-shaped portions at both sides thereof,which are curved toward outside respectively so as to wind the earphonecord 25 thereon. Therefore, the earphone cord 25 is wound several timesonto the earphone holder 27 and then the Velcro fastener is folded toattach a Velcro tape 28 placed at an outside of the earphone holder 27and a Velcro tape 29 placed at an outside of the size adjustment part 20to each other. Therefore, some part of the earphone cord 25 can besafely held in the earphone holder 27 at an inside of the sizeadjustment part 20. In order to prevent an electromagnetic wave, anelectromagnetic shielding fabric 19 is additionally attached to aninside of the crown part 17 corresponding to the position where theportable audio device receiving part 3 is placed. Likewise an embodimentof the present invention, in another embodiment, the user can listenconveniently to music in normal time. Also, proper arrangement removesinconvenience in user's activity due to the earphone cord and theelectromagnetic shielding fabric prevents the user from being influencedby electromagnetic wave generatable from the portable audio device.

As described above, a headwear with a receiving part for a portableaudio device according to the present invention includes a crown partwhich is a body of the headwear, a visor part attached to lower frontpart of the crown part, a head band part attached to lower innerperipheral part of the crown part and a size adjustment part attached toa lower rear part of the crown part, and is characterized in that Aportable audio device receiving part for receiving a portable audiodevice is provided at a side surface of the crown part 17 and anearphone holder for holding an earphone cord connected with the portableaudio device is provided at the size adjustment part. Therefore, it isvery easy for users to carry a portable audio device since the portableaudio device can be received in a headwear and an earphone cord can bearranged so as to be convenient in user's activity and the users are notinfluenced from electromagnetic wave generatable from the portable audiodevice since an electromagnetic shielding fabric is used.

Although a few exemplary embodiments of the present invention have beenshown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the artthat changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from theprinciples and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined inthe appended claims and their equivalents.

1. A headwear with receiving part for portable audio device, comprising:a crown part which is a body of the headwear; a visor part attached tolower front part of the crown part; and a size adjustment part attachedto a lower rear part of the crown part, wherein a pouch type portableaudio device receiving part for receiving a portable audio device isprovided at a side surface of the crown part; an earphone holder forholding an earphone cord of the portable audio device is attached to thesize adjustment part; the portable audio device receiving part has aninlet which is placed at a front surface of the portable audio devicereceiving part and through which the portable audio device is insertedinto the portable audio device receiving part and an outlet which isplaced at a rear surface of the portable audio device receiving part andthrough which a plug of the earphone cord is inserted into a jack of theportable audio device; the size adjustment part has an outer Velcrofastener and inner Velcro fastener; and the earphone holder is placed atan inside of the outer Velcro fastener and has two hook-shaped portionsat both sides thereof, which are curved toward outside respectively soas to wind the earphone cord thereon.
 2. The headwear with receivingpart for portable audio device as set forth in claim 1, wherein anelectromagnetic shielding fabric is attached to an inside of the crownpart corresponding to the position where the portable audio devicereceiving part is placed.
 3. A headwear with receiving part for portableaudio device, comprising: a crown part which is a body of the headwear;a visor part attached to lower front part of the crown part; and a sizeadjustment part attached to a lower rear part of the crown part, whereina pocket type portable audio device receiving part for receiving aportable audio device is provided at a side surface of the crown part;an earphone holder for holding an earphone cord of the portable audiodevice is attached to the size adjustment part; the portable audiodevice receiving part has a pocket for receiving the portable audiodevice therein and a fastening band connected with the pocket and fixthe portable audio device so as to prevent the portable audio devicefrom getting out to the outside; the size adjustment part has an outerVelcro fastener and inner Velcro fastener; and the earphone holder isplaced at an inside of the outer Velcro fastener and has two hook-shapedportions at both sides thereof, which are curved toward outsiderespectively so as to wind the earphone cord thereon.
 4. The headwearwith receiving part for portable audio device as set forth in claim 3,wherein an electromagnetic shielding fabric is attached to an inside ofthe crown part corresponding to the position where the portable audiodevice receiving part is placed.